Here's something that I haven't spoken on before - my talks. Granted, I never thought I could be a speaker until I actually did it. I was kindly asked by a local WI group to have a chat around what was, at the time, my dissertation topic: The Dollhouse in 17th century Amsterdam and the … Continue reading She Noted – My WI Talks
Running a household in Victorian England had become a science – with tasks to be delegated and a system of categorised activity for those at every level of society. When Girouard writes of the eminent concern for ‘morality, domesticity, organisation and hospitality’[1] in the country house the emphasis is on the rigid upholding of standards … Continue reading The Victorian Country House: Morality, Domesticity & Organisation
Please note, if you hadn't already, it would be most beneficial to read my preceding articles on the Omega Workshops and their connection to Modernism and the Bloomsbury Group in Twentieth Century England... Part of 1 The Omega Workshops Ltd. – “The Big Idea” here... Part 2 of The Omega Workshops Ltd. – “Objects and … Continue reading The Omega Workshops Ltd. – 33 Fitzroy Square
The company ethos of the Omega Workshops was a development from that of previous institutions and movements. The Aesthetic movement of the late nineteenth century had stressed ‘art for art’s sake’1 as a working principle which translates into the Omega emphasis on pure art and beauty. What critic Charles Marriott sees in Omega as ‘a … Continue reading The Omega Workshops Ltd. – Company Ethos
